Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-09-08
Pedagogical Points.
Custer County's Progressive
Teachers in Convention
Maj. Downey's Lecture.
Incorporation Review-Advance-
ment of Further Argument
in Favor Of City Government.
Pedagogical Points.


The institute had an interesting ses.
sion yesterday. The teachers began
the day with bright, cheerful, song.
Several times during the day, the
teachers sang school songs with zest.
"The Little Busy Bee" Geography
Song, "Old Dog Tray" and "The
Battle Hymn of the Republic" de-
lighted the teachers as much as II
they were school children. Rev.
Snider conducted the devotional ex-
ercises. The physiology lesson was
review of the osseols and muscular
systems, with discussion Of the nutri.
tive apparatus, digestion, and espec-
tally the action of saliva and gastric
juice upon food. Geography lesson
covered the subjects Of the suns rays
at all times of the year. the changes
Of seasons, the changes of the length Of
day and night. Then Capt. Romeyn
gave the institute an instructive talk
on Reading with practical illustra-
tions showing why comic song
should not be read like the burial
service, why the lower jaw should be
used in reading as well as In eating,
and why the mouth Is a better organ
of expression than the nose. To illus.
trate the necessity Of careful prepara-
ton and the variety of tones, he read
the 5lst and 73rd Psalms. He also
gave excellent selections, one Of
pathos, a description of Welsh min
ing aud the other a humorous recital
of family quarrel. The ladies Of the
institute gave the reader q round of
hearty applause. Then followed
spelling lesson and the words were SO
difficult that no one made hundred
per cent grade. In the afternoon, the
history lesson was on the thirteen origi-
nal settlements, the changes Of govern
ments from 1907 to the present time
and an enumeration Of the wars which
have caused changes in the territory
or government of our country. Rev.
Mr.. Downey read most interesting
paper upon 'The Study Of Words"
tracing their history and meaning and
showing the words we use are "the
fossils of the language of ancient
nations" The lessons of the institute
are interspersed by q recess of five or
ten minutes at the end of every hour.
It Is encouraging to the teachers to
have so many visitors. Yesterday
Mrs. c. NJ. Lee, of Rosebud, Mrs.
Gale, Mrs. McIntire, Mrs. Armstrong.
Mrs. Maxwell, Mrs. E. c. Eichorn,
Mrs. Snider, Mrs. Thos. Tow and Maj.
Downey were listeners during part
of the day. The roll now numbers
who are teachers or pros
pective teachers. Mrs. Emma Car.
penter and Mrs. M. NJ. Huntington,
both Of Rosebud, came la yesterday.
THE EVENING LECTURE.
Last evening a large audience as.
sembled at the Baptist church to hear
Major Downey's lecture upon High
Art Reading Instead OF being tech
nical, or dry as is frequently the case
when such subject Is announced, the
speaker entertained his hearers for an
hour and half In pleasant way, be-
cause he had something TO say worth
hearing. He discussed upon the read
ing voice and manner, and enforced
the idea that every child from its first
day In school can and ought to be cor.
rectly trained to read. He showed
that 10 do this 1t Is chiefly necessar y
that the pupil actually conceive In his
own mind the thought which he
would express in words. In the
course Of the lecture Maj. Downey
gave the following selections: lst Cor.
XIII. Maud Muller, The Ghost, Irish
Womsn's Letter, Phonograph, Money
less Man, Twinkle. Twinkle, Little
Star, Thomas 0'Briea, Smack In
School, "I'm Mustered Out" She
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